Oak Grove College, Worthing

Good
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 1119

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Phillip Potter
Pupils:274 / 276 capacity
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01903708870
Address:The Boulevard, Worthing, BN13 1JX
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 11 June 2024View full report
URN:126161
UKPRN:10016755
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Worthing West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2014 inspection — up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

49.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Blenheim Avenue (opp)
40m · 1 min walk
Durrington High School (opp)
173m · 3 min walk
Centenary House (opp)
211m · 3 min walk
North Star (adj)
216m · 4 min walk
Terringes Avenue (adj)
311m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

274 pupils

276 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Worthing

High pressure
New homes approved:2,163
Projected new pupils:389

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Worthing

Admissions Demand - West Sussex

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

9,742

Applications

8,914

Got 1st preference

87.8%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Secondary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)

Inspection History(9)

11 June 2024
10 January 2019
11 December 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.1574%

Overall absence

33.46614%

Persistent absence

251

Enrolments

Authorised7.9119%
Unauthorised2.2455%
Persistent (10%+)33.46614%
Severe (50%+)2.78884%

Absence trend

9.9246%
18/19
9.60748%
20/21
11.83737%
21/22
9.59207%
22/23
11.07767%
23/24
10.1574%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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